At 08:48 PM 6/5/00 -0400, Janet Morrow wrote:
> >A lilac must have the "Pink eye dilution genes" pp.
>In gerbils, there is a dilution to somewhat like ruby red (not quite a
>pink, as it comes with c(h)c(h) or as pp develops in some other
>rodents).
>
>My question:
>
>If a Lilac must have pink eyes, then what is a gerbil that looks just like
>a Lilac, but has the very dark ruby eyes. I have a male that fits the
>description of a Lilac perfectly. He even has a rosy tint to his light
>gray fur... If he is not a Lilac what is he?
He's a Lilac. All Lilacs (and Argentes) must have the pink eyed GENE,
which expresses itself as a RUBY colored eye in these colors. It
takes an interaction with a gene on the second albino locus to get
the completely pink eye. Gerbils are a little weird that way. :)
Michelle
Flutist
